School records on radicalisation vulnerability
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3: Radicalisation and Preventability · Issued 2 March 2023 · Addressed to: Department for Education
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says in progress (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
I recommend that the Department for Education consider whether schools should include notes of any significant behavioural problems on the Common Transfer File, or some other suitable new form of record which follows a student if they move school. The focus should be on any behaviour that may be indicative of violent extremism, such as physical aggression or misogynistic conduct. This kind of behaviour is consistent with the development of a violent extremist mindset, but is not necessarily an indication of it by any means. Details as to what nature of incident and level of seriousness should be included in such a record will therefore require careful thought by the Department for Education, alongside consultation with relevant stakeholders.
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Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported that the Department for Education's work on the recommendation remained in progress (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The department stated in February 2026 that it had analysed sector responses to a call for evidence on statutory safeguarding guidance to inform its proposed approach (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It noted in the same February 2026 update that it still needed to take a detailed submission to ministers and was awaiting broader government steers on the guidance (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026.
Government response
●UK Government · Accepted · 14 Nov 2025
Accepted in full
Response document: Manchester Arena Inquiry recommendations (GOV.UK page linking to the Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard)
Delivery
●Cabinet Office says in progress · 27 Feb 2026
We utilised the existing call for evidence on the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KSCIE) statutory guidance to gather views from the sector to inform our response. We have these and have analysed the responses. We have had initial high level discussions with new Ministers but need to take a more detailed submission to them to discuss our proposed approach, which is likely to be carried out through KCSIE and through non-statutory guidance on safeguarding learners vulnerable to radicalisation. We are awaiting broader steers on the new government's approach to KCSIE to inform how we incorporate our MAI recommendations.
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
We utilised the existing call for evidence on the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KSCIE) statutory guidance to gather views from the sector to inform our response. We have these and have analysed the responses. We have had initial high level discussions with new Ministers but need to take a more detailed submission to them to discuss our proposed approach, which is likely to be carried out through KCSIE and through non-statutory guidance on safeguarding learners vulnerable to radicalisation. We are awaiting broader steers on the new government's approach to KCSIE to inform how we incorporate our MAI recommendations.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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